THE EFFECT OF LAND USE AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ON FLOOD CONTROL AT NORTH ACEH DISTRICT

Abstract

This study is intended to answer the effect of land use, community participation and their relationship to
flooding. The result states that land use has a direct effect to flooding with value of about -0.323, all of the land
use does not have an indirect effect, therefore the total score is -0.323. Community participation for flood
control has a direct effect of about 1.640. The participation does not have an indirect effect, therefore the total
effect is 1.640. Community participation has a direct effect to flooding with score of -0.416. The indirect effect is
2.322, while the total effect is 1.906. Land use for flood control has no direct effect and indirect effect. Land use
has a direct effect to flood with score of a bout -0.323. It does not have an indirect effect, while the total effect is
-0.323. Flood control effect on flooding has a direct effect of 1.416. It does not have indirect effect, thus the
total effect is 1.416. The study reveals that the land use and community participation related to flood variables
have significant effect. Moreover, flood control effort also has significant effect to reduce flooding.